The species
Example: Species represents group of organisms sharing common characteristics
Definition
"The species" refers to a group of living organisms consisting of individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, sharing common characteristics and classified together within the biological taxonomy.
Etymology
The term "the species" originates from the Latin word 'species,' meaning 'appearance' or 'kind.' It was first used in the context of biology to classify groups of organisms by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. Did you know that 'species' literally means 'a seeing' or 'a kind seen'?
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"The species" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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